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Tony Burke

Website Tony Burke is President of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions; a former assistant general secretary of Unite; Trade Union co-ordinator for the Morning Star newspaper and chair of the Campaign For Trade Union Freedom. He is a contributing editor of Left Foot Forward blogging on trade, international issues and workers’ and union rights. As well as LFF, he contributes to the Morning Star, Campaign For Trade Union Freedom website, and his own Power In A Union site.
Anthony Albanese

Labour in the U.K. can learn much from the Australian Labor Party victory

Tony Burke
Yesterday

Closely working with unions to fight for workers’ rights is a factor that should not be overlooked when seeking to explain the success of the Australian Labor Party.

P&O ferries

Why government plans to ditch promised new workers’ rights laws should worry us all

Tony Burke
4 April, 2022

‘The long-awaited employment bill, which was expected to have included rights to flexible working, predictable working hours and more protection for pregnant workers is not expected to be included in the forthcoming Queens Speech.’

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

What the UK could learn from New Zealand’s planned labour laws

Tony Burke
1 April, 2022

Jacinda Ardern’s Government has introduced legislation to enable industry-wide collective bargaining

Boris Johnson

Unions slam Boris Johnson’s latest National Shipbuilding Strategy

Tony Burke
11 March, 2022

Johnson has re-announced previous cash promised two years ago and failed  to set out details for how vessels would be delivered.

Boris Johnson Tory corruption

How Tory attempts to strike a trade deal with the US are taking a farcical turn

Tony Burke
21 February, 2022

‘The UK government says it now believes that the US federal structure opens up opportunities to reach deals on a state by state basis’

Liz Truss and Justin Trudeau

Is the government considering ditching animal welfare for trade deals?

Tony Burke
9 February, 2022

Labour’s Shadow International Trade Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said the Government is “considering dropping animal welfare and food standards and allowing hormone-treated beef into UK markets.”

Brexit anniversary

The government’s latest attempt to make Brexit work will fail

Tony Burke
4 February, 2022

Boris Johnson says the Brexit Freedom’s Bill will help the UK become “the number one place invest and do business because of freedoms that we have.”

The Tory government’s problems on trade just got worse

Tony Burke
17 January, 2022

‘The US snubbed them on the issue of ending tariffs on UK imported steel and aluminium’

Boris Johnson Tory corruption

Why the world’s largest trade deal is bad news for Boris Johnson

Tony Burke
6 January, 2022

The world’s largest free trading bloc is now open for business.

Boris Johnson

Lord Frost’s resignation shows how Boris Johnson’s Brexit chickens are coming home to roost

Tony Burke
20 December, 2021

‘The writing was on the wall months ago when Joe Biden closed the door on any quick trade deal with the UK and warned Johnson about risking the Good Friday Agreement.’

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